Black- figured vases from Palagruža

The paper deals with the Black-figured Attic vases found during the excavation carried out in the small island of Palagruža (Croatia). These materials are supposed to be offerings deposited in the shrine of the hero Diomedes. Some general information about findspots and stratigraphy are given, then some observations on chronology, painters/workshops, scenes/subjects, distribution of BF on the Adriatic, and at the end the catalogue of the recovered sherds.The better datable or stylistically attributable fragments mainly refer to the most popular products in the Mediterranean during the late sixth or the early fifth century B.C. (Leafless Group, Haimon and Lancut Group, CHC Group). The distribution of Attic imports in the Adriatic area is analyzed in order to highlight the role played by Palagruža, and its contribution to the reconstruction of the archaic trade.